Washing-machine.



No. 825,939. PATENTBD JULY 17,' 1906. J. T. SGHOREGGE.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED un. zo. 1905.

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No. 825,939. PATENTED JULYll7, 1906. J. H. & T. SCHRBGGE. WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APB. zo. 1905.

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JOllN H. SOI-lORE-GGE AND THEODORE SOHOREGGE, OF SIOUX FALLS,

SOUTH DAKOTA. l

WASHlNG-MACHINE..

Specification of Letters Ifatent.

Patented July 17, 906.

To {ff/l' whom, if Lay concern,.-

Be it' known that we, JOHN H. SCHOREGGE and 'lnnoDoRn ScHonEGGE, citizens of the United States, residing at Sioux Falls, in the countv of Minnehaha and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and use- `l'ul improvements in Vashing-Machines; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to improvements in washing-inachines, and particularly to that class known as pounder-machines, inwhich the clothes are agitated and the water driven through them by means of reciprocating devices.

The inventionconsists in certain novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be now described, and the particular features of novcity pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the accompanying draWin s, wherein is illustrated the preferred embo ent of the present invention, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the machine with the tub or clothesreceptacle broken away. Fig. 2 is a section on the line :1; Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is ay detail view of one 'of the pounders. l

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A indicates' a tub or clothes-receptacle of substantially cylindrical shape and preferablyfornied of metal, such as galvanized iron. This receptacle is suitably mounted upon legs or supports a.

On the outside of the tub A, near its top, is secured a bracketa, in which is journaled a short shaft 0,2, carrying atone end a sprocket. wheel a? and at its other end a drive-Wheel a", provided with a handle a5, by means of which it may b'e turned. Passing over the sprocketwheel 0.3 is a sprocket-chain a, said chain passing over a second sprocket-Wheel a7, carried by a shaft as beneath the tub, journaled in brackets a alo, secured to the tub A, all as shown in Fig. 1. At the inner end of `shaft a, is secured a crank-arm b, connected,

by means of a pin b', with one end of a link b2, passing through an o enjng b5 in the bottom of the tub A, prefera ly near the center, the

other end of the link being connected to a ref:

ciprocating rod b3.

It will be noted that the crank-arm is counterweighted in the present instance by thel Overthe integral enlargement shown at b4. I opening b5 in the bottom of the tub Ais fitted a casing or envelop c, of suitable metal, secured to the bottom by suitable fastening means, 'as rivets c', passing through the base-flange c2. This envelop c is substantially cone shape, as

shown, thus affording ro'oni for the movec4, having a tubular extension c5, closed at the upper end, the rod 'b3 and inclosing tube c3 passing up into the extension c5, and the rod b3 is formed with a reduced screw-tlireaded end b5, which passes through the end ofthe extension c5 and receives a nut be. The .arrangement is such that while theextension and'rod are secured together the extension 1s permitted to turn about the rod for a purpose to be presently explained. The collar c4 is also provided with ,a downwardly-extending tubular extension c, which fits over the tube c3, from which construction it results that the collar will be guided by three .exterisions on the tube c3 in its up-and-down movement and will Anot be liable to tip and ind on the tube. Seciu'ed to the collar c4 at diametrical ly opposite points thereof are the arms d d, and upon the outer ends of these arms are secured T-shaped couplings d. Working in thelieads of these couplings are the rods d2, f

which carry at their lower ends thc` pounders f e e, the upper ends of the rods d2 being headed, as shown at d3, to prevent themfrom falling entirely through the couplings d.

In machines of this class it is very desirable that in addition to their reciprocating or up-and-down movement the pounder-s should also have a revolving motion around the tub. in order that all the portions of the clothes should be acted on. In the present instance this motion of the Apounders is accomplished by the peculiar shape of the pounders.

Referring particularly to Fig. 3, it will be IOO seen that the pounders have a front or advance face e substantially parallel with the line of reciprocation' of the pounders and a rear or follow face e2 inclined to said line of reciprocation. By this construction little or no resistance will be offered by the water upon their-ont face of the pounders as they are'lifted up throu h the water, whereas considerable force Wil be exerted by the water upon the rear or follow face, tending'to push or im el the pounders forward, whereby the poun ers will be caused to be revolved about the tub, as will be readily understood.

In order that the pounders may. yield when brought in contact with the clothes, a sprin0r e is interposed between the couplings d an top ofthe pounders e. v

The operation of the machine will now'be understood. Whenthe hand-wheelis turned,

the rod b3, through the described connections, will be caused to reciprocate, thus reciprocating the pounders, which by their peculiar construction will be caused to revolve around the tub.

The machine is simple, easily operated, `and the various working parts are perfectly protected from the Water.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. 'In a washing-machine, the combination with the water-receptacle, of a reciprocating rod, the arms rotatably mounted thereon, the couplings secured to the ends ofthe arms, the headed rods working through said couplings, the `pounders carried by said rods, driving mechanism operatively connected to the vreciprocatin rod through an openin in the bottom of t e receptacle, a covery or said opening andra casing for the reciprocating` rod carried by said cover; substantially as described.

2. In awashing-machine, the combinationv with the tub, vof a reciprocating rod, driving mechanism, operatlvely connected to said rod through an opening in the bottom of the tub, a cover for said opening, a casing for said rod, a rotatable collar supported by said casing, the arms carried by saidl collar, the

pounders connected to said arms, so formed ing the rod; substantiallyr as described: i 4. In a washing-machine, the comblnationl with the reciprocating rod, of the arms rotatably mounted thereon, the pounders carried by saidl arms, saidpounders having a front face substantially parallel with the line of reciprocation of the pounders and a rearface inclinedthereto, whereby as the pounders are lifted through the water, an impellinur force will be exerted upon said rear face an the pounders caused to rotate about the tub; substantially'as described.

5. 'In a Washing-machine,- the combination with the pounders, of a rotatable and recipl rocatory carrier for saidpounders said pounders having a fron-t`face substantially parallel with the llne of reciprocation of the pounders the pounders are lifted through the Water an impelling force will be exerted on said rear face ofthe pounders and the pounders caused to rotate about the tub; substantially as described. v

JOHN H. SQHOREGGE. THEODORE SCHOREGGE.

Witnesses:J ALBERT F. LARsoN,

JAMES KEENAN- and a rear face inclined thereto, whereby as 

